UNU-ViE: Priority Africa

The United Nations University (UNU) plays a strategic role in Africa with regard to facilitation, capacity-building, postgraduate education and promoting innovation. The Priority Africa Initiative was adopted by the UNU Council in December 2008 with the aim of streamlining the University’s approach to its African-related work and is under the direct authority of the Vice Rector in Europe. The successful applicant will:

UNU-EHS: Where the Rain Falls project

Within the UNU-EHS Where the Rain Falls project, the project intern will carry out the following tasks and responsibilities:

IDEAS Section

The IDEAS section of the United Nations University Vice Rectorate in Europe (UNU-ViE) aims at strengthening institutional growth of UNU in the world with particular emphasis on Europe, Africa and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). These institutional development issues are the core focus of the section and the Executive Office. The tasks of the successful applicant will be, among others:

UNW-DPC internship

Under the authority of the Director of UNW-DPC and the supervision of the responsible Programme Officer, the successful candidate shall be entrusted with the following tasks:

UNU-ViE Communications Internship

The Communications Unit provides strategic communication services for all UNU entities based in Bonn with an overall priority on UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS). The communications intern will carry out the following tasks and responsibilities:

MCII Internship

The Munich Climate Insurance Initiative was initiated by Munich Re in April 2005 in response to the growing realization that insurance solutions can play a role in adaptation to climate change, as suggested in the Framework Convention and the Kyoto Protocol. This initiative is hosted at the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security and is formed by insurers, climate change and adaptation experts, NGOs, and policy researchers intent on finding solutions to the risks posed by climate change. MCII provides a forum and gathering place for insurance-related expertise applied to climate change issues.The successful candidate will be entrusted with the following responsibilities:

UNU-EHS/EGECHS: Multimedia and e-learning internship

The EGECHS section investigates the teaching – research nexus to enhance the graduate education and research training of the Institute. The section develops open educational resources on vulnerability and risk for sharing with educators, students and self-learners to use, reuse and adapt them in teaching, learning and research. Information Communications Technologies (ICT) play a key role in the activity of the section with regard to eLearning/distance education, open source technologies and new media in context WEB 2.0 technologies to facilitate communication and knowledge sharing, to enhance project work, and design and deliver learning materials. The successful candidate will:

UNU-EHS/EGECHS: e-learning - Web Entwickler internship

The EGECHS section investigates the teaching – research nexus to enhance the graduate education and research training of the Institute. The section develops open educational resources on vulnerability and risk for sharing with educators, students and self-learners to use, reuse and adapt them in teaching, learning and research. Information Communications Technologies (ICT) play a key role in the activity of the section with regard to eLearning/distance education, open source technologies and new media in context WEB 2.0 technologies to facilitate communication and knowledge sharing, to enhance project work, and design and deliver learning materials. The successful candidate will: